A Fyrd is a part of the english army that are farmers and huntsmen, and do not have very good weapons. They also fight on foot and are not very well trained.
No. The Fyrd used at The Battle of Hastings were not paid, however, the housecarls, warriors also used in the Battle of Hatsings were paid for their services.
Yes, in limited numbers
around 250
Actually he had 2 types of soldiers in his army ; 1) Housecarls ; these were professional soldiers , they were well trained & also paid . 2) Fyrd ; these were part time , unpaid soldiers that were called up when the country (England ) was in danger .
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A fyrd was a part time soldier called up in times of war. Housecarls were full time professional soldiers.
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A Fyrd is a part of the english army that are farmers and huntsmen, and do not have very good weapons. They also fight on foot and are not very well trained.
No. The Fyrd used at The Battle of Hastings were not paid, however, the housecarls, warriors also used in the Battle of Hatsings were paid for their services.
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The measure of anything downward or inward
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Yes, in limited numbers